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re: Radi saying Mark Fox may be considering the Arizona State job
Posted on 3/26/15 at 2:16 pm to Peter Buck
Posted on 3/26/15 at 2:16 pm to Peter Buck
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Area talent should not be the excuse
It's not
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Being a football school is not a sole reason.
It's not
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Being outspent 2 to 3 times seems more plausible.
Not really, if we sunk $10M into stegeman would that help us win more games? No.
None of those are reasons our program is behind gonzaga and wichita state.
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Posted on 3/26/15 at 2:22 pm to WG_Dawg
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Not really, if we sunk $10M into stegeman would that help us win more games? No.
It would probably help recruiting at least somewhat, so it could.
It's hard to see high level basketball recruits walking into Stegeman and saying, "man, these people are serious about basketball." Fox seems like a solid guy, but he's not a super charismatic dude who's going to overcome that.
Posted on 3/26/15 at 2:31 pm to WG_Dawg
Witchata state spends as much per player as we do and have the same revenue.
Villinova spends $130k per player... We pay $60k
Villinova spends $130k per player... We pay $60k
Posted on 3/26/15 at 2:32 pm to WG_Dawg
What does bother me is the undercurrent of "we stink, and although Fox is a so/so coach (counting recruiting and coaching), we really can't do better" and that may in fact be right due to the administration and AD.
If we had an adminsitration that was supportive of basketball and an aggressive, high quality AD, I would say good riddance to Fox and let's go get a coach that can recruit (gasp) as well as coach.
They may be hard to find, but they do exist. Do that, and they will come - both players and fans.
If we had an adminsitration that was supportive of basketball and an aggressive, high quality AD, I would say good riddance to Fox and let's go get a coach that can recruit (gasp) as well as coach.
They may be hard to find, but they do exist. Do that, and they will come - both players and fans.
Posted on 3/26/15 at 5:56 pm to WhopperDawg
I fear this year may be fools gold. The SEC outside UK was awful. Other programs are getting very serious about basketball. In 2 yrs the same product might not get an NIT bid. I like Fox but I'd be pleasently surprised if he made us NCAA regulars.
This post was edited on 3/26/15 at 6:12 pm
Posted on 3/26/15 at 7:40 pm to WorkinDawg
The basic thing is top talent will not go to a school that isn't a factory. Top talent will go to a school where they are set up to compete against the best. They are constantly showcased on national television. They play top of the line OOC schedules. They know that they'll be a top pick in the draft.
Florida is not a basketball factory. they get 5 stars, but they get 3 stars. We compete with them for a lot of recruits in basketball. They have the infrastructure though. They have 5 star coaches, 5 star facilities, fans that show up when their team isn't winning, and they have administration that understands basketball. This makes a proud program. I think you could argue that UGA has none of those.
Florida is not a basketball factory. they get 5 stars, but they get 3 stars. We compete with them for a lot of recruits in basketball. They have the infrastructure though. They have 5 star coaches, 5 star facilities, fans that show up when their team isn't winning, and they have administration that understands basketball. This makes a proud program. I think you could argue that UGA has none of those.
Posted on 3/26/15 at 8:17 pm to athenslife101
basketball is a lot different than football in talking about the quality of the conference.
I agree several SEC programs are on their way up in basketball but I don't agree that it is necessarily a bad thing.
It will greatly improve our RPI, SOS and give us a lot more shots at quality wins. Look at how many ACC and Big 10 teams get in the tourney each year.
I agree several SEC programs are on their way up in basketball but I don't agree that it is necessarily a bad thing.
It will greatly improve our RPI, SOS and give us a lot more shots at quality wins. Look at how many ACC and Big 10 teams get in the tourney each year.
Posted on 3/26/15 at 10:29 pm to TigerinUGA
I wonder if we would be better if we spent as much per player as Ohio State?
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